· Agora- the Agora was a central spot
in ancient Greece city-states. The literal meaning of the word is “Gathering”
or “Assembly.” The agora was the center of the athletic, artistic, spiritual,
and political life of the city
· Arete in basic sense, means “Excellence
of any kind.” The term may also mean “moral virtue.” In its earliest appearance
in Greek, this notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the notion of
fulfillment of purpose or function: the act of living up to one’s full
potential.
· Polis is a city-state in ancient
Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
· 508 BC was a year of the pre- Julian calendar.
In the Roman Empire it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Poplicola and
Tricipitinus.
· Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher
credited as one of the founders of western philosophy.
· The Death of Socrates is a
1787 oil canvas by the French painter Jacques- Louis David.
· The Socratic Method, named after the Greek
philosopher Socrates, is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals,
based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to
illuminate ideas.
· If someone from Greece says you’re an
idiot they mean that you are someone who did not vote.
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